Legacy?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>I would like to know, just how influential is having legacy? My dad attended Cornell, and I would really like to follow in his footsteps. Also, my cousin is a Women’s Crew Coach at Cornell. Let’s say that I applied ED, would the combination of these two cause my acceptance rate to be significantly higher than the average qualified Cornell hopefull? Or just marginally?</p>

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<p>i think so if ur a qualifed canidate, but somehow or where in ur application mention ur cousin as the crew coach that would put u ahead of the other legacies. yes i know legacy is for kids of parents who went to the same college but a family association isn’t something to leave out bc it isn’t technically under what’s a legacy</p>

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<p>Being a legacy at Cornell definitely helps ED, not so much RD. As for exactly how much…that’s anybody’s guess, and I’m sure it varies case to case.</p>

<p>I don’t think having a cousin as a coach here would help at all, but I could be wrong.</p>

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<p>My husband and I both received master’s degrees from Cornell, and our son applied ED to Cornell last fall and was accepted.</p>

<p>We feel that the ED significantly boosted his chances (39% vs. 23 or 24% of applicants accepted ED vs. RD) and that being a legacy boosted him just a little.</p>

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<p>legacy is a factor, use it to ur advantage</p>

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<p>cool, thanks guys</p>

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<p>how owuld you go about telling them about a legacy in your family?</p>

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<p>There is a question on the application that asks where your Parents went to College.</p>

<p>And there is space to mention other Cornell relatives (Grand parents, Great Grand parents -etc.)</p>

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Link to Cornell Alumni News Legacies
<a href=“Past Issues – Cornell Alumni Magazine”>Past Issues – Cornell Alumni Magazine;

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<p>matriculate. haha.</p>